Lo: the BTN should be abolished immediately

suppadmin | August 11, 2018

State Assemblyman for Batu Kitang, Lo Khere Chiang is of the opinion that the controversial National Civics Bureau (BTN) should not be fine-tuned and rebranded but abolished with immediate effect as this is what Pakatan Harapan (PH) had promised in their election manifesto.

Pakatan Harapan boasted of delivering on its promises within 100 days of winning the election. Well, the 100 days is up. PH’s feel-good manifesto is beginning to stink as barely any of the election promises made have been fulfilled. One by one, the election promises were chucked aside with a host of feeble excuses from PH. He feels sorry for the voters who must be feeling that they have been taken for a ride.

Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Mohamed Farid Md Rafik promised to rebrand and fine-tune BTN during the winding up of the Royal Address. Lo would very much like to know what Sarawak PH has to say on this.

BTN is anti-racial multiculturalism and as a Sarawakian, it can never fit into the harmonious lifestyle that we enjoy here. Farid promised to rebrand and fine-tune BTN but he does not elaborate on what this fine tuning means. Will he make transparent his plans? Will the fine tuning sow even more seeds of discord among Malaysians than it has now? How can we believe that it will not go even more haywire than it has along the way? How can we be sure that this time round, it will not lose its initial objective of ‘instilling patriotism and nationalism’ in all Malaysians. With so many promises made by PH which remain unfulfilled, BTN will not be abolished as promised by Pakatan Harapan.

The continuance of BTN is also a waste of taxpayers’ money especially now as PH is claiming that Malaysia is burdened with huge debts. So why waste money on something that is not at all useful for Malaysians.

In this regard, Lo is in complete agreement with DAP lawmakers RSN Rayer (Jelutong) and Kasthuriraani Patto (Batu Kawan) who said that the abolishment of BTN was among the promises that Pakatan Harapan (PH) made during the 14th general election which led them to victory. They also claimed that there is no need for an agency to educate civil servants to love their country or to love other Malaysians.

It is hoped that PH will keep the promises they have made to the people and not just use these promises as a way of cheating them to win their support.